eBay expanded its Retail Revival initiative to Greensboro, North Carolina, the fifth city in the program and the third in the US. eBay helps local retailers in the program sell on its marketplace, providing them with customized training, one-on-one coaching, Read more
The USPS is getting one step closer to making small packets from overseas more expensive, something for which many small sellers in the US have advocated. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) will host a conference next week on the topic Read more
eBay announced that sellers in the UK must upload tracking information for orders in which they have used a tracking service – before the estimated delivery date has passed. Sending the tracking number to the buyer via email won’t protect Read more
Much of the compensation executives receive come in the form of stock options, and it’s routine for them to cash out periodically. But since all eyes are on eBay due to activist investor Elliott Management pressuring the Board, we took Read more
eBay issued a reminder to sellers on Friday about the need to streamline their returns policies, though it’s not clear why it felt the need to remind sellers 9 months after the policy took effect. eBay instituted “streamlined” return policies Read more
eBay is putting Turbo Lister out of its misery in the UK this month, but it will leave it on life support in the US. An eBay moderator was forced to once again address sellers’ questions about the listing tool. Read more
Amazon appointed a Starbucks executive to its Board of Directors. Rosalind G. Brewer, 55, is Chief Operating Officer of Starbucks Corporation and is the former CEO of Walmart’s membership-only retail warehouse club Sam’s Club. While head of Sam’s Club, Brewer Read more
Amazon released earnings on Thursday, and there were some takeaways about third-party merchant sales, changes in seller fees, Amazon delivery, advertising, and upcoming investment in fulfillment center capacity. Amazon grew 2018 fourth quarter sales 20% to $72.4 billion. Sales for Read more
eBay is discounting Promoted Listings to entice sellers to advertise. The promotion invites sellers to try Promoted Listing ads at 60% off (up to $1,000) and is valid through February 15, 2019. With Promoted Listings, sellers pay advertising fees only Read more
